- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I also think it's a crop sensor M, this Mini.
-
Cameraderie, a friendly photography forum, join now for free!
xdayv
Top Veteran
- Location
- Tacloban City, Philippines
- Name
- Dave
Suddenly the RX1 will be cheap...
wt21
Hall of Famer
1.3 or 1.5?
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
APS-C, probably. 1.6.
thinking on the logic of it, which imo, means leveraging off what youve done thats unique and repckaging it to compete in a different market. their unique product is a FF sensor optimized for M/M39 lenses. repackage that w/o rf mechanism (ie cheaper), in an xe-1 sized package with their 'new' focus peeking tech, sell it for a premium over the xpro1, say $2500usd, and viola! now folks who cant/dont want to afford an M9 really have some thinking to do!
thinking on the logic of it, which imo, means leveraging off what youve done thats unique and repckaging it to compete in a different market. their unique product is a FF sensor optimized for M/M39 lenses. repackage that w/o rf mechanism (ie cheaper), in an xe-1 sized package with their 'new' focus peeking tech, sell it for a premium over the xpro1, say $2500usd, and viola! now folks who cant/dont want to afford an M9 really have some thinking to do!
and the side benefit is it destroys whatever market there is for the sony fixed lens FF! (yeah, i dont like sony!)
and the side benefit is it destroys whatever market there is for the sony fixed lens FF! (yeah, i dont like sony!)
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I'd have to agree with that.
Armanius
Bring Jack back!
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Name
- Jack
I hate 1.6. Makes calculating equivalent focal length more difficult.
Yes, I suck at math!
xdayv
Top Veteran
- Location
- Tacloban City, Philippines
- Name
- Dave
stick with full frame.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Camera companies love 1.6, it's cheaper than FF.
- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Canon loves 1.6. The rest use 1.5
Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
Unless it uses a Canon APS-C sensor, I'd doubt it would have a 1.6x crop factor. That is unique to Canon AFAIK.
Archiver
Top Veteran
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
My guess is that it will be a fixed lens camera like the RX1, maybe $4000 including Leica Tax. I do not expect it to be an ILC for the following reasons:
- before the M240 was debuted, Leica said they did not have the resources to commit to developing another camera or lens line
- an ILC that takes M-mount lenses would eat into the M-E and M 240 sales
There is also something to the effect that it will not be a rebranded Panasonic, and that it will be made in Germany.
- before the M240 was debuted, Leica said they did not have the resources to commit to developing another camera or lens line
- an ILC that takes M-mount lenses would eat into the M-E and M 240 sales
There is also something to the effect that it will not be a rebranded Panasonic, and that it will be made in Germany.
ajramirez
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Name
- Antonio
I would guess an X-E1 type body, built in EVF, M mount, and the sensor from the X2. Priced at $3500 - $4000.
Gary
All-Pro
- Location
- Southern California
- Name
- Gary Ayala
I dunno why, but Leica digital doesn't do much for me. I loved and owned Leica film ... just can't appreciate the ROI with their digital products. Is there something wrong with me?
Gary
Gary
Yeats
All-Pro
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
- Name
- Chris
Curmudgeonism? :tongue:
Serious: I've never owned a Leica, but it seems to me that digital cameras - in any form, no matter how good - simply have a more disposable feel to them than film cameras... maybe because IQ is more linked to the digital body than with the film body.
Duane Pandorf
Top Veteran
- Location
- Western NC
This is my forecast:
The Leica Mini "M" (remember the "M" comes from the first initial of "Meßsucher" (or "Messsucher"), which is the German word for "Rangefinder") will be FF Leica with a rangefinder for focusing.
It will be designed with a FF sensor that is smaller in MP than the M240. It will only have frame lines to handle the current line of Summarit lenses. (35mm, 50mm, 75mm & 90mm)
For a while now many have complained about the high price for entry into the digital Leica M family. This will be that model.
The Leica Mini "M" (remember the "M" comes from the first initial of "Meßsucher" (or "Messsucher"), which is the German word for "Rangefinder") will be FF Leica with a rangefinder for focusing.
It will be designed with a FF sensor that is smaller in MP than the M240. It will only have frame lines to handle the current line of Summarit lenses. (35mm, 50mm, 75mm & 90mm)
For a while now many have complained about the high price for entry into the digital Leica M family. This will be that model.
Duane Pandorf
Top Veteran
- Location
- Western NC
If you ever get the chance to handle any of the digital Ms from the M8 on up you will not get the disposable feeling.
If you have time you can see a demonstration of the durability of the Leica M frame. Watch this Youtube video from 2:35 and see Jim Wagner, Leica National Sales Manager, stand on a digital Leica M.
The Leica M Rangefinder - YouTube
